wjz is live at city police headquarters. investigator mike hellgren takes a deeper look with one woman touched by violence. mike? >> reporter: and mary, city police said they will continue to focus on gun crimes. the mayor said this this no cause for celebration. still, it's something she certainly wanted to highlight. >> this is the 1,000th gun taken off the streets of baltimore this year. the mayor and commissioner held a press conference, trumpeting the accomplishment at the crime scene. >> we are, again, relentless in our pursuit to make sure that erneighborhood in our city is a safer neighborhood and that baltimore becomes one of the safest big cities in the country. >> i want to see 1,000 cases solved. >> reporter: daphne alston knows firsthand the impact of gun violence. her son was murdered five year ago. she counsels with other mothers like her throughout maryland. >> i'm so proud to be the mother of tireek alston. because tireek has changed. we're going to change the face of this crime. >> it's that close to you no